The Radium Girls Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear Albert Camus 1 Remembrance Day on 11th November commemorates the armistice between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne in France and cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which were chillingly depicted via the … [Read more...] about The Radium Girls
Health
White Lung
White Lung If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers Charles Dickens 1 Asbestos is a generic term for a naturally occurring substance that includes six silicate minerals with distinctive elongated fibrous crystals. The soft flexible fibres are easily extruded into a tensile … [Read more...] about White Lung
Every grain of sand
Every grain of sand Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable Franz Kafka 1 Silicosis, which is also known as miners’ phthisis or grinders’ asthma is an occupational lung disease and form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. It was initially … [Read more...] about Every grain of sand
How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers
How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers Unit 6 Holistic Ergonomics Social Psychology of Risk Narelle Stoll August 2018 Traditional approaches in ergonomics tends to a focus on the individual and their response to the physical arrangements of their work … [Read more...] about How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers
Quality of Life
Drewie sent me this article after I recently had some draining and scary medical experiences. After emerging into the world after being a recluse in hospital recluse I was disappointed to find that quality of life was now measured by how many Pokemons you had found. I found it totally inspiring, … [Read more...] about Quality of Life
Another Viewpoint on Fatigue
First post, in a hopefully a series, by our newest Author, John Toomey, "The Fatigue Professor" from AUSTRALIAN WELLNESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING Another Viewpoint on Fatigue Back in the 80’s when I was working as a Conditioning Coach and Nutritionist for a variety of AFL Teams, players worked … [Read more...] about Another Viewpoint on Fatigue
The Health Hazards of Shift Work
The Health Hazards of Shift Work I get sent a lot of these info graphics, mostly from personal accident lawyers, but have tended to ignore them. I have been reading lately about how popular and effective they are at communicating basic messages? This one is from the Eastern Kentucky University and … [Read more...] about The Health Hazards of Shift Work
HEALTH and safety–the devolution of society
HEALTH and safety – the devolution of society – what the hell does this have to do with cats? We don’t often publish posts on this blog about the HEALTH aspects of OHS, lots of articles about the brain and psychology but perhaps we should focus more attention on our bodies – after all they are the … [Read more...] about HEALTH and safety–the devolution of society
Organizational Behavior’s Link with Obesity
Obesity, and other health related issues are a major and growing concern for employers and many don’t know how to deal with these concerns proactively and effectively. Obesity seems to be the elephant in the room (poor choice of words – sorry) in terms of risk and safety and hitherto mostly dealt … [Read more...] about Organizational Behavior’s Link with Obesity
OHS and your own health
OHS = Occupational Health and Safety so lets talk about your health A lot of us are out there preaching about occupational health and safety but do we practice what we preach? The message to the workforce kind of loses its impact if the people selling it are overweight and stressed out. Here are … [Read more...] about OHS and your own health